Pilot

The first episode starts off like a cute, quirky meet-cute in a bookstore - but it turns dark fast. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) notices Beck (Elizabeth Lail). At first, he seems charming and helpful. Then we hear his internal monologue and realize he's already digging into her life, tracking her online, and crossing every possible boundary. It goes from "aw, he likes her" to "wait, this guy is terrifying" in minutes. What's so unsettling is how normal Joe looks on the outside. He's polite, soft-spoken, even considerate. But inside, he's convinced that his stalking is for Beck's own good. The voice-over drives home how self-righteous and delusional he is. One of the most interesting things about this episode is how it nails the creep factor of modern tech. Joe doesn't need much - some Instagram posts, an address photo - to invade her life. It's a subtle but sharp commentary on how easy it is to overshare and how entitlement plays into this kind of behavior. It's a solid critique of the "nice guy" trope turned sinister. Joe isn't a cartoon villain - he's believable. Performance-wise, Penn Badgley nails it. He makes you almost want to root for Joe. Beck, on the other hand, feels a little underwritten in this episode. She's smart and ambitious, but the show leans hard on her being naïve and insecure. It works for the story, but I wish there was more depth to her reactions. As a pilot, though? It's strong. It sets up the tone- equal parts romantic drama and psychological thriller, with a bit of dark humor woven in. It also raises uncomfortable questions about how much privacy we give up without thinking - and how "love" can be weaponized. Creepy, addictive, and a little too real at times. If you're into thrillers that make you squirm and question your own instincts about people, this is a great start.

Nice beginning and shows a very known negative side of Social Media. But the way he monologued about the things he can get just by one view on anybody Social life was really good. By the way he is really a good character with both positive and negative impact.

Well, Stephen, you should know that the show is based on a book called "You", and that's why the show is called "You". You have to understand the book is written completely in second person, and you should be aware that in second person, the author addresses the listener (person reading) as "you", and in this book you hear the protagonist constantly going on long, indignant rants that you hear him say "you" in, many times in one sentence, thus the title. Had the book been called "Stalker" (assuming you meant "stalker", not the most likely autocorrected version of the word that I already forgot that you suggested as a name, similar to "stalker") or "Creep" the show might have been, appropriately, named as such. You, hopefully, understand.

If you've read the book, you'll see how spot on the narration is, while it sticks loosely to the timeline. The show makes good choices for pacing, so far.

"You" is an interesting new drama from Netflix. Part dark comedy, part psychological drama, this is very different from your normal "boy meets girl" television series.

Unpredictable, fast moving and suspenseful, the pilot bodes well for a solid series.

8 out of 10.

As a huge fan of Dexter, I was unsure whether I would like You, this episode proved me to be very wrong.

The introduction of Joe Goldberg is spectacular and seeing him balance his Good Samaritan cover-life with his inner demon has been a really fun watch.

He (like Dexter) has an inner voice that only enhances the quality of the show and makes each scene more engaging.

The humour from Joe at the most intense moment of the entire episode, the shower scene, was really well done too.

The cliffhanger at the end of this episode perfectly sets up episode 2 to be even better than this episode already was.

The writing, pacing and plot of this episode is amazing and I cannot wait to see how they take things in the show from here.